Courts
Court slaps GH¢12,000 cost on Techiman South petitioner
Among other reliefs, the petitioner is seeking an order from the court directed at the EC to collate the results of all the polling stations in Techiman South
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Results for "Parliamentary Autonomy"
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Election Petition
Supreme Court overrules Tsatsu Tsikata’s objection, sets date for ruling
The Apex Court of Ghana has set January 5, 2021 to decide the fate of embattled Member of Parliament-Elect for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu.
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Courts
Human rights advocate sues police, 1 other for malicious prosecution, demands ¢20m for damages
Mr Annan in the run-up to the 2020 presidential and parliamentary election was accused by one Benjamin Ackah of transferring an amount of GHc100,000 from his bank account into a bank account belonging to him without his permission.
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Election Petition
2020 Parliamentary Election Dispute: Assin North M.P. petitions Chief Justice to remove trial Judge
Hon. James Gyekye Quayson has through his lawyers, petitioned the Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana; His Lordship Kwasi Anin Yeboah to remove the judge hearing the petition, challenging his election as the Member of Parliament in the 2...
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Supreme Court News
Full Judgment: Supreme Court's full reasoning on political party delegate system
In its full judgment delivered on July 29, 2026, the court held by a 5-2 majority that delegate-based systems which prevent ordinary party members in good standing from voting in candidate-selection elections violate Article 55(5) of the 19...
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Supreme Court News
Supreme Court’s orders, effect in NDC’s application against EC’s re-collation of Parliamentary results
The High Court's directive was in response to a mandamus application brought by New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates from the affected areas.
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Six NPP PCs go to court, want EC ordered to collate, declare results
Represented by their lawyer, Gary Nimako Marfo, the candidates include Charles Forson (Tema Central), Frank Annoh-Dompreh (Nsawam-Adoagyiri), Patrick Yaw Boamah (Okaikwei Central), Martin Kweku Adjei-Mensah Korsah (Techiman South), Nana Aku...
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Courts
NDC Nsawam -Adoagyiri PC files suit, wants court to order fresh election
The writ, which also names Frank Annoh Dompreh, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, as a defendant, accuses the EC of using invalid result sheets, known as pink sheets, in the collation process.
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General
Check out CJs new directive on serving court processes on Officials of Parliament
According to the Chief Justice’s circular, court documents intended for the Speaker of Parliament should be delivered to the Legal Department of the Parliamentary Service on Mondays during business hours.
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General
Ruling on 4 vacant seats- Supreme Court may not be able to overrule Speaker
According to Abotsi, the Speaker has the constitutional authority to make rulings regarding parliamentary procedures.
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General
H-Kwasi Prempeh writes: 'The lawyerization and judicialization of the business of Parliament is bad for our democracy'
Coming to this business of the motion of censure, we have just witnessed the lawyerization or judicialization of what is fundamentally a political, not a legal, sanction.
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General
Ghana needs a Parliamentary Transition Act, says Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
He spoke on the topic, ‘Constitutional Review; the Perspective of a legislator.’
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General
SC ruling on voting right of Deputy Speaker an interference in Parliamentary Convention - Minority Leader
“Everywhere in the world, in civilized Democracies including the United Kingdom, the Presiding officer’s vote is discounted," Mr. Iddrisu noted.
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General
We are fleshing out Standing Orders on parliamentary privileges and immunities – Dr. Ayine
While legal experts have stated that the police are not bound to seek the permission of the Speaker before effecting the arrest of an MP, some MP’s and even the Speaker of Parliament have justified the need for parliamentary immunity.
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Election Petition
I cannot declare Assin North Parliamentary seat vacant-Alban Bagbin
On July 28, 2021, the Cape Coast High Court nullified the 2020 parliamentary election results of the Assin North Constituency
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Election Petition
Supreme Court should’ve determined Assin North NDC candidate’s case – Lawyer
Mr. Akomah-Ninfa filed a petition at the Cape Coast High Court seeking to annul the declaration of Mr. James Gyakye Quayson as the Member of Parliament for the Assin North Constituency for owing allegiance to Canada.
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Election Petition
Supreme Court should’ve determined Assin North NDC candidate’s case – Lawyer
According to Article 94 (2) (a) of the 1992 constitution of Ghana, “A person shall not be qualified to be a member of Parliament if he or she – (a) owes allegiance to a country other than Ghana.”
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Courts
We will appeal Cape Coast High Court ruling-Haruna Iddrisu
A Cape Coast High Court annulled the 2020 Parliamentary Election for the Assin North Constituency on Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
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Election Petition
Techiman South: Court grants NDC candidate’s request to inspect EC’s ‘pink sheets’
The Wenchi High Court has granted leave for the inspection of the Electoral Commission’s original documents in the ongoing Techiman South parliamentary election petition.
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General
Parliament has aversion to truly independent oversight bodies-Ace Ankomah
Speaking on Channel One TV on Monday, 8 December, he linked the current push to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to what he described as a long-standing pattern in the legislature’s attitude towards accountability institutio...
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